Another Like Me - Part I (CoTE x OC) ✔

Chapter 43 - Rewind

I slowly stashed the curious magazine under my jacket, making sure to fold it properly to hide its presence. The last thing I wanted was a gorgeous senpai catching a Student Council Member stealing an adult magazine from the storeroom.

But it's not my fault. Why was this even in the storeroom in the first place?

Nevertheless, I felt like the worst scum of the Earth.

Asahina-senpai wobbled over to my position. "You done? Did you find some cool stuff? Did you steal anything? Did you put everything back in its place? Did you ---"

"Yes, I did," I hastily cut in, preventing her from ranting on any further. "I returned everything back to its proper rack. You don't have to worry about anything, senpai." I decided to dodge her second question.

"Such a sweet kouhai~" she cooed, and she stood up on her heels to pat my head. "You can call me Nazuna, you know?"

".....right." I bent down a little to receive more headpats.

"Heh~ you're liking it?" she teased me. "You want your senpai to give you more pats?"

"..... I won't deny that it feels good," I admitted.

"Aww, you're so honest! But I want you to leave you wanting more," she suddenly changed her attitude, and she stopped patting me.

Oh well. I guess all good things come to an end.

I closed and locked the door behind me, and we headed back to the Council Room.

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I headed back to my room after a rather tiring stint at the Council Room. Ichinose-san and I were handed the task of dealing with a complaint that we had received from the Second Year Student Body, and we were discussing on how we were going to go about it.

And that took over 2 hours of my terrific time away, considering that Ichinose-san takes this job very seriously. She made sure not to skip over any of the points that were listed on the sheet of paper. I internally commended her hardworking nature.

But during my usual generic conversations with her while we were returning back to the dormitories, I learnt that she had been accepted into the student council just like how I was — by Nagumo himself.

I narrowed my eyes, and fell into thought. An honor student like Ichinose Honami was accepted into the Student Council without going through an interview? So the past President Horikita did not accept Ichinose into the Council at first.

But what did Nagumo see in Ichinose, that persuaded him to allow her to join the Council? One could say that she was a very capable and responsible person, so having her as secretary would definitely speed things up.

But shouldn't that be true for Katsuragi Kohei as well?

Katsuragi was a straight Class A student. He was rejected by President Horikita during the interview, but even someone whose capabilities rival those of Ichinose Honami's was not accepted by Nagumo? Why then, did he accept Ichinose, and reject Katsuragi?

Furthermore, is Ichinose-san the type to join the Council without taking the proper method? For all I knew, she was someone who valued justice and fair play at all times. It seemed a bit contradictory that she would join the Council in such a half-assed way, the way I did.

But that does not pose a solid argument. Even I, who was adamantly against getting myself involved with the Council, joined the Council at the end. Maybe that was the case with Ichinose-san as well.